A strategic approach to climate change in the Philippines

This report describes how the Philippines may be increasingly exposed to extreme weather events including temperature rise, shifting rainfall patterns, and sea-level rise. It suggests how the government could focus its resources and attention on adaptation and disaster preparedness.

The sections included are:
1. Climate Change and the Philippines
2. The World Bank and Climate Change in the Philippines

It informs that the climate change scenarios that are currently being developed imply that the country will face higher adaptation and disaster recovery costs. It is therefore of strategic interest for the country to evaluate its adaptation needs, begin building identified activities into its development and financing plans, and create the capacity to use existing and potentially much larger future funding opportunities for adaptation.